A history of Drumtochty forest containing the Chairman’s comments; Director’s comments; Conservator’s comments; Name, date of acquisition, area; Brief History prior to Acquisition; Geology; Acquired Plantations; Planting; Choice of Species; Problem areas; Fordoun section; Hardwood planting; Experimental mixtures; Later introductions; Underplanting; Method of planting and plants used; Past errors and their resulting problems; Research; Note […]
Chief Executive
Prof James Pendlebury, CEO
Has overall responsibility for achieving the objectives and targets set for Forest Research.
Research
Led by the Departmental Chief Scientist (Prof Chris Quine)
Our staff are organised into the following centres:
These Centres provide a focus and context for our research programmes and points of contact for our partners and customers.
Inventory, Forecasting and Operational Support […]
This Practice Note presents the recommendations resulting from research work into reducing the cost of deer fencing without compromising on efficiency.
Paper explores challenges faced by the nursery sector in Great Britain in an era of environmental uncertainty
In recent years, there have been many studies exploring the management strategies that might be used to enable our forests to better cope with climate change. However, these seldom take into account the practical and economic implications of implementing […]
Woodland Establishment on Landfill Sites
Woodland Establishment on Landfill Sites. Ten Years of Research.
Report produced by Forest Research for the Department for Communities and Local Government, May 2008.
This Research Note examines two recent studies which assessed the cost-effectiveness of forestry options for climate change mitigation across Great Britain.
Who we collaborate with
We work with a wide range of organisations and individuals in regional, national and transnational research projects. Our collaborative approach is suitable for commercially focused and privately funded studies as well as strategic and fundamental science projects funded through national and European research programmes. We work with:
The Forestry Commission and government
Many Forest […]
This report considers the key issues relating to woodland and the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in England and Wales, but has application to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
By Tom Nisbet, Martyn Silgram, Nadeem Shah, Katrina Morrow & Samantha Broadmeadow.
Forest Research Monograph: 4ISBN 978-0-85538-830-0
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